Saif Ali Khan to change his son Taimur’s name?

When Saif and Kareena announced the name of their son as Taimur, the media, the fans, and even the common people got offended. Many dissed the couple for naming their baby after Emperor Timur Lang, who was the man behind a brutal massacre that killed thousands of Indians in 1399 AD.

At a recent interview, Saif was finally asked about this whole controversy, and this is what he said –

“My daughter told me, why don’t you say that you have not named him after Timur Lang, say that’s Timur and this is Taimur… Incidentally, Timur Lang’s son was Shah Rukh, who is the guy who supposedly said we should actually plunder India. A lot of fighting was done by his sons, but nobody has a problem with the name Shah Rukh (laughs).”

On being asked about his thoughts on changing his name, Saif said “You know, actually – I haven’t told anyone this – I thought for a second about changing his name. For a couple of weeks. And Kareena was a little against it and she said, ‘People respect you for your opinion and you can’t’… So I said, yeah, but it’s not about people. I don’t want him to get unpopular. And I still might, maybe when he’s one or two, I might change his name in a while, it’s still sinking in, what to do.”

He further added “If I feel that he’s going to get in trouble in school, I might change it still. It’s a bit late now though. Or not. I don’t know. You wouldn’t want him to be known as the boy who was originally called Taimur, would you?”